Evaluation Report

The real-time evaluation of the TKV methodology

The real-time evaluation aims at assessing the perception of quality and educational value provided by the TKV methodology both as a whole and by components. It also assesses factors influencing the process of dissemination and diffusion of the methodology. It is adapted to the specific needs of the project, such as: different local contexts, training courses, different organizations, etc. It has been implemented during the pilot ICT training courses “Young volunteers to elderly people” and is applied to the training courses “Young & elder volunteers to elderly people”, thus acting as a learning factor for continuous improvement of the methodology.

The real-time evaluation during pilots

The real-time evaluation acknowledges that the educational effectiveness of the TKV methodology depends on at least the following 3 factors:

• quality of the full set of materials used in the methodology, including the set of didactic material. If the didactic material is difficult, it will reduce the methodology effectiveness

• depth and breath of educational content of the methodological set. If the didactic material is superficial or too narrow, it will limit the scope of the methodology educational impact

• experience and motivation of teachers and students, as well as the school’s attitude or degree of motivation

Real-time evaluation results

The most important output of the QA WP is a final QA evaluation and monitoring report containing:

• the description of the overall methodology;

• the comparison between the digital literacy rate of elderly people at the beginning and the end of the courses;

• the evaluation tools applied;

• the results of the real-time evaluations activities;

• the overall evaluation results.

The Knowledge Volunteers results

The Evaluation Report I, here published, analyses the results of the Pilot ICT Training courses conducted during the“The Knowledge Volunteers” project, to understand the initial digital literacy rate of elders and the knowledge acquired during the courses. It also describes the digital competences of tutors and teachers taking part in the project. Furthermore the report highlights the “life skills” youths acquired thanks to their experience as tutors. The research is a useful tool to replicate the action in different contests. It demonstrates that in all the countries, elders improved their PC skills after they completed the course curricula programmes (Fig.1).

The volunteering experience as teachers and tutors helped young students to strengthen their motivation to participate actively in cooperative work and enhanced their personal and social responsibility (Fig.2).

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The Evaluation Report II, presents the rusults of the comparison of data gathered in each of the countries where the digital literacy curricula was piloted, presenting what volunteers gained through their partecipation in the project in terms of compteneces and skills.

The Final AQ Evaluation Report analyses the quantitative and qualitative participation of beneficiaries (youth, elders and school teachers) in The Knowledge Volunteers Project, along with the efficacy of the course model, didactic approach and methodology, and digital literacy and similar added-value skills as perceived by the course participants. The evaluation examines the perception of the quality and educational value provided by the TKV methodology, both as a whole and by each individual component. Moreover, it also assesses the factors that influenced the process of dissemination and diffusion of the methodology.